Athyrium Filix-Femina Athyrium Filix-Femina

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Adiantum pedatum Northern Maidenhair Fern As delicate as can be, this Maidenhair Fern is easy to grow with fan-shaped, swirling pinules to a height of 18”. The light green leaves have shiny dark stems and prefer rich moist soil in light to full shade. Don’t let this deciduous na ve dry out. Try it with Columbines, Old-fashioned Bleeding Hearts, a masculine Rodgersia and the leathery Bergenia for interes ng textures in the woodland garden. Plant 18” apart. Zones 2 - 8

Adiantum venustum Himalayan Maidenhair Fern Delicate tear-shaped blue-green leaﬂ ets drape the 6-12” purplish-black stems as new fronds emerge bronzy-pink. Leisurely it establishes itself in the woodland garden when provided rich, evenly moist soil, eventually forming a respectable colony. Suﬀ ers a bit in hot humid summers. Plant 12”’ apart

Zones 5 - 8

Athyrium ﬁ lix-femina Lady Fern A lacy, upright habit characterizes this most common and variable na ve fern which reaches 18–24”. It is a lovely lime green with reddish stems, and is as delicate-looking as is possible. It can handle quite a bit of sun or shade in soil that is either too dry or too wet. Plant 18” apart.

Zones 3 - 8

Athyrium ﬁ lix-femina ‘Lady in Red’ Red-stemmed Lady Fern Deciduous, ‘Lady in Red’ is also as tough and easy to grow for woodlands or the shady perennial garden. Vibrant burgundy color runs through the stems, contras ng not only with the 30-36” lime green fronds, but with other shade lovers such as Heucheras and Carex. Plant 18” apart.

Zones 3 - 8 Cul var

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Athyrium nipponicum var. Athyrium nipponicum var. pictum pictum ‘Ghost’ Japanese Painted Fern Ghost Fern Perennial Plant of the Year 2004 This fern is from a cross between Lady O en considered the most decora ve of Fern and Japanese Painted Fern, with ferns, this deciduous 18” Oriental beauty the best features of both parents. A blends gray-green fronds with wine-red rigidly upright fern growing 2-3’ in stems. It is slow spreading and thrives in shade or par al shade where soil is moist height with ghostly gray green foliage. but well-drained. Its tri-color fronds Especially eﬀ ec ve in large mass emerge in the spring making it a perfect plan ngs with adjacent dark foliages. companion for early bulbs. Plant 12” apart. Plant 18” apart. Zones 3 - 8 Zones 4 - 8

Athyrium niponicum var. Athyrium otophorum pictum ‘Ursula’s Red’ Limelight Lady Fern / Eared Lady Ursula’s Red Fern Fern This fern provides great color, contrast, The new foliage of this fern emerges and texture to the border or woodland lime green with reddish-pink stems garden when planted as specimens or and midribs. Mature foliage is darker massed. It has a shimmering play of green and the combina on of old and silver-white and maroon-red deciduous new is quite a rac ve in containers foliage. Grows 16-18” in height. or the mixed shady border. Clumping Plant 12” apart. foliage grows 15-24” tall. Plant 18” apart. New for 2018 Zones 4 - 8 Zones 5 - 9

Cyrtomium falcatum Cyrtomium fortunei Fortune’s Hardy Holly Fern ‘Rochfordianum’ Holly branch-like fronds are s ﬀ Japanese Holly Fern and upright to 2’ providing ver cal Glossy, dark green leaves closely structure and evergreen foliage for the resemble Holly leaves and are so striking woodland garden. Dullish green new that we decided to include this evergreen fronds age to contras ng dark green. fern that requires moderate winter me Prefers moist, humus-rich soil in par al temperatures to thrive. Fronds can be to full shade. 24–30” in length. The leaf margins are Plant 24” apart. coarsely fringed, grow thickly and quickly, and are deﬁ nitely eye-catching. New Plant 18” apart. for 2018

Zones 6 - 10 Zones 5 - 9

Dennstaed a punc lobula Hayscented Fern Hayscented fern adds delicate texture to the understory when massed in the woodland garden. This groundcover fern will spread rapidly to ﬁ ll a large area with its lime green deciduous lacy fronds. A na ve of wooded slopes, open woods and open meadows it can tolerate sun if kept moist. The fronds smell like fresh- cut hay if crushed. Height is 24-36”. Plant 18” apart.

Zones 3 - 8 Hayscented Fern and Aster divaricatus

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Dryopteris erythrosora Dryopteris marginalis ‘Brilliance’ Evergreen Wood Fern Brilliance Autumn Fern Also commonly called the Leatherwood So named due to its copper color when Fern or Marginal Shield Fern, this young, the semi-evergreen Autumn Fern na ve clump-grower has dark green, matures to a lovely dark green. The 24” upright fronds between 2-3’ in length, upright fronds take on an autumn color and handles shade or part shade. again in the fall. They thrive in open or Plant 18” apart. dappled shade. All ferns grow best in soils with a high organic ma er content. Plant 18” apart.

Zones 5 - 9 Zones 2 - 8

Dryopteris x australis Dixie Wood Fern This cross between the Log Fern and the Southern Wood Fern is rich in color and is semi-evergreen with large, erect, tall fronds at 4-5’ when fully grown. This is a par cularly big, strong fern for the woodland garden, or for naturalizing, and is found throughout the southeastern U.S. Plant 18” apart.

Zones 5 - 9 Assorted Ferns, Hosta, Helleborus and Hakonechloa Ma euccia pensylvanica Onoclea sensibilis Ostrich Fern Sensi ve Fern Stately, upright 3–4’ fronds resembling This fern gains its common name ostrich feathers grow by underground from its sensi vity to frost, dying back runners that die back in winter and quickly when ﬁ rst touched by frost. It reappear vigorously the next spring. The is tough and free running, spreading in na ve Ostrich Fern tolerates wet soil moist soil where its 18” height makes condi ons so give it room in moist, rich it ideal as a shady groundcover in soil and it will provide erosion control restora on projects that might include as well as a drama c eﬀ ect. While it wet meadows, swamps, and open prefers open shade, it will tolerate sun in woods. Somewhat sun-tolerant, but swampy areas. must be kept evenly moist. Plant 18” apart. Plant 18” apart.

Zones 2 - 8 Zones 2 - 10

Osmunda cinnamomea Osmunda regalis Cinnamon Fern Royal Fern Cinnamon Fern, at 3–4’, makes an This slow-spreading na ve fern can excellent backdrop in a woodland garden be grown in wet soil in sun to par al where it likes an acid soil with constant shade. Its lance-shaped, dark green moisture, and can even handle wet, fronds grow tall and erect between swampy land. Its name derives from 3’-4’. The Royal Fern will do well in the erect brown fronds that appear in wet areas. the spring. Pale green ini ally, foliage Plant 18” apart. darkens during the summer, turning a rich brown by autumn. It can handle some direct sun if the soil is kept moist. Plant 18” apart.

Zones 2 - 10 Zones 2 - 10

Polys chum acros choides Christmas Fern Similar in looks to the familiar Boston Fern, this dark green, evergreen, na ve fern can tolerate rocky soil common to our forests. It thrives in shade, but will tolerate some sun if it stays moist. Its 2’ fronds are some mes used in Christmas decora ons.

As Nancy Mickey notes in What’s Na ve “se lers moving from the east coast to Kansas and Texas would keep seeing this remarkable fern in the woods and along shady pathways. Evergreen in winter, it was some mes the only plant that was s ll green. From their Na ve American friends, they learned to use this plant for medicine and food. Se lers from New England carried their holiday tradi ons to their new homes, using the foliage of Christmas fern in holiday decora ons”. Plant 18” apart. Zones 3 - 9

Polys chum Polys chum se ferum polyblepharum ‘Bevis’ So Shield Bevis Fern Tassel Fern The leaﬂ ets of the delicate textured Striking beauty and reliable hardiness are arching fronds have a unique braided the complementary quali es of this 18– appearance. Tapering at the p, the 24” evergreen fern. Its dark green, shiny 30” feathery fronds form 4’ wide fronds form a rounded rose e shape. clumps. Prefers moist well-drained Showy and easy to grow, it prefers full to soil. par al shade. Plant 36” apart. Plant 18” apart. New for 2018

Zones 5 - 8 Zones 6 - 8

Polys chum tsus-simense Selaginella kraussiana Korean Rock Fern ‘Aurea’ Considering that ferns have outlived Krauss’ Gold Tips Spikemoss the dinosaurs, it’s not surprising that Create a striking contrast to dark this adapta on is evident in this neat, leaved perennials or ferns with this compact evergreen fern. It is of modest fl uff y lime green to golden yellow size at 12” and appreciates protec on creeper. A vigorous fi ller growing 3-6” from winter winds. Gorgeous with the and spreading to 2’ in moist, well blue-green leaves of Hosta ‘Frances drained soil. Superb for containers, Williams’. terrariums or in the shady garden. Plant 18” apart. Evergreen in southern gardens. Plant 12” apart.

Zones 5 - 8 Zones 6 - 10

Thelypteris Thelypteris decursive-pinnata noveboracensis Japanese Beech Fern New York Fern S ﬄ y erect, lime green fronds This na ve of Eastern deciduous forest, characterize this non-evergreen fern, bogs, swamps and ﬁ eld margins is with its elegantly drooping ps. It is a tolerant of direct sun if kept moist and looks like Hayscented Fern but has tough fern of moderate height at 2’. fronds that taper at both ends. Deer Plant 18” apart. and drought resistant and grows to a height of 1 - 2’. New York Fern forms large colonies and spreads easily. Plant 18” apart.

Zones 4 - 10 Zones 3 - 8

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